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Title: [Numpi] Seminar on 17/11 (Francesco Tudisco)
Speaker: Francesco Tudisco
Affiliation: GSSI
Time: Tuesday, 17/11/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: A tensor method for semi-supervised learning
Semi-supervised learning is the problem of finding clusters in a graph
or a point-clould dataset where we are given "few" initial input labels.
Label Spreading (LS) is a standard technique for this problem, which can
be interpreted as a diffusion process of the labels on the graph. While
there are many variants of LS, nearly all of them are linear models
which, for every node, only account for the information incoming from
its direct neighbors.
Recent work in network science has shown that in many graph algorithms a
great advantage can be obtained when accounting directly for
higher-order features. Such features may be built from the point-cloud
data or the adjac...
When: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:00 – 12:00 Central European Time - Rome
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You have been invited to the following event.
Title: [Numpi] Seminar on 17/11 (Francesco Tudisco)
Speaker: Francesco Tudisco
Affiliation: GSSI
Time: Tuesday, 17/11/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: A tensor method for semi-supervised learning
Semi-supervised learning is the problem of finding clusters in a graph
or a point-clould dataset where we are given "few" initial input labels.
Label Spreading (LS) is a standard technique for this problem, which can
be interpreted as a diffusion process of the labels on the graph. While
there are many variants of LS, nearly all of them are linear models
which, for every node, only account for the information incoming from
its direct neighbors.
Recent work in network science has shown that in many graph algorithms a
great advantage can be obtained when accounting directly for
higher-order features. Such features may be built from the point-cloud
data or the adjac...
When: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:00 – 12:00 Central European Time - Rome
Joining info: Join with Google Meet
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Calendar: numpi(a)di.unipi.it
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* numpi(a)di.unipi.it
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* viviani(a)chalmers.se
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Dear all,
this is just a reminder of today's seminar.
Best, -- Leonardo.
Speaker: Angelo Casulli
Affiliation: SNS
Time: Tuesday, 03/11/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: Rank-structured QR for Chebyshev rootfinding
The computation of the roots of polynomials expressed in the Chebyshev
basis has a lot of applications, for instance, it is useful in the
computation of real roots of smooth functions.
We present an algorithm for the rootfinding of Chebyshev polynomials
based on an improvement of the QR iteration presented in [Eidelman, Y.,
Gemignani, L., and Gohberg, I., Numer. Algorithms , 47.3 (2008): pp.
253-273]. We introduce an aggressive early deflation strategy, and we
show that the rank-structure allows to parallelize the algorithm
avoiding data dependencies which would be present in the unstructured
QR. The method exploits the particular structure of the colleague
linearization to achieve quadratic complexity and linear storage
requirements. The (unbalanced) QR iteration used for Chebyshev
rootfinding does not guarantee backward stability on the polynomial
coefficients, unless the vector of coefficients satisfy ||p|| ~ 1, an
hypothesis which is almost never verified for polynomials approximating
smooth functions. Even though the presented method is mathematically
equivalent to the latter algorithm, we show that exploiting the rank
structure allows to guarantee a small backward error on the polynomial,
up to an explicitly computable amplification factor ɣ(p), which
depends on the polynomial under consideration. We show that this
parameter is almost always of moderate size, making the method accurate
on several numerical tests, in contrast with what happens in the
unstructured unbalanced QR. We also discuss the connection between the
size of this amplification factor and the existence of a good
balancing. This provides some insight on why the accuracy of our method
is often very close to the balanced QR iteration.
https://www.dm.unipi.it/webnew/it/seminari/rank-structured-qr-chebyshev-roo…
Speaker: Angelo Casulli
Affiliation: SNS
Time: Tuesday, 03/11/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: Rank-structured QR for Chebyshev rootfinding
The computation of the roots of polynomials expressed in the Chebyshev
basis has a lot of applications, for instance, it is useful in the
computation of real roots of smooth functions.
We present an algorithm for the rootfinding of Chebyshev polynomials
based on an improvement of the QR iteration presented in [Eidelman, Y.,
Gemignani, L., and Gohberg, I., Numer. Algorithms , 47.3 (2008): pp.
253-273]. We introduce an aggressive early deflation strategy, and we
show that the rank-structure allows to parallelize the algorithm
avoiding data dependencies which would be present in the unstructured
QR. The method exploits the particular structure of the colleague
linearization to achieve quadratic complexity and linear storage
requirements. The (unbalanced) QR iteration used for Chebyshev
rootfinding does not guarantee backward stability on the polynomial
coefficients, unless the vector of coefficients satisfy ||p|| ~ 1, an
hypothesis which is almost never verified for polynomials approximating
smooth functions. Even though the presented method is mathematically
equivalent to the latter algorithm, we show that exploiting the rank
structure allows to guarantee a small backward error on the polynomial,
up to an explicitly computable amplification factor ɣ(p), which
depends on the polynomial under consideration. We show that this
parameter is almost always of moderate size, making the method accurate
on several numerical tests, in contrast with what happens in the
unstructured unbalanced QR. We also discuss the connection between the
size of this amplification factor and the existence of a good
balancing. This provides some insight on why the accuracy of our method
is often very close to the balanced QR iteration.
https://www.dm.unipi.it/webnew/it/seminari/rank-structured-qr-chebyshev-roo…
Dear all,
this is just a reminder of tomorrow's seminar by Simon Telen.
Best, -- Leonardo.
Speaker: Simon Telen
Affiliation: MPI Leipzig
Time: Tuesday, 20/10/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: Solving Polynomial Systems via Truncated Normal Forms
Systems of polynomial equations arise from many problems in applied mathematics.
Solving such systems is considered a challenging computational problem. An
important class of numerical solving methods converts the problem into a system
of coupled eigenvalue problems. In order to perform this conversion one has to
choose a representation for an algebra naturally associated to the equations.
Standard choices (coming from Gröbner bases, border bases, resultants ...) may
show some very bad, numerical behaviour, even for generic systems. Truncated
normal form methods generalise all the aforementioned approaches and are designed
to avoid these numerical issues. I will introduce the theory and give many examples.
This is joint work with Bernard Mourrain and Marc Van Barel.
https://www.dm.unipi.it/webnew/it/seminari/solving-polynomial-systems-trunc…
Speaker: Simon Telen
Affiliation: MPI Leipzig
Time: Tuesday, 20/10/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: Solving Polynomial Systems via Truncated Normal Forms
Systems of polynomial equations arise from many problems in applied mathematics.
Solving such systems is considered a challenging computational problem. An
important class of numerical solving methods converts the problem into a system
of coupled eigenvalue problems. In order to perform this conversion one has to
choose a representation for an algebra naturally associated to the equations.
Standard choices (coming from Gröbner bases, border bases, resultants ...) may
show some very bad, numerical behaviour, even for generic systems. Truncated
normal form methods generalise all the aforementioned approaches and are designed
to avoid these numerical issues. I will introduce the theory and give many examples.
This is joint work with Bernard Mourrain and Marc Van Barel.
https://www.dm.unipi.it/webnew/it/seminari/solving-polynomial-systems-trunc…
Dear all,
below you find the first announcement for the NumPI seminars.
The seminar will be next week on Tuesday, and will be online using the
conference platform available at the math department. You find the link
below (which will stay the same for all conferences, assuming it works
well).
When entering the conference you will be asked if you want to only
listen or to join with microphone; I suggest you choose the latter: you
will be muted anyway after joining, but will be able to ask questions
at the end if you wish.
Best wishes, -- Leonardo.
Speaker: Milo Viviani
Affiliation: Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Time: Tuesday, 06/10/2020, 11:00
Meeting link: https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/b/leo-xik-xu4
Title: Symplectic methods for isospectral flows and 2D ideal
hydrodynamics
The numerical solution of non-canonical Hamiltonian systems is an
active and still growing field of research. At the present time, the
biggest challenges concern the realization of structure preserving
algorithms for differential equations on infinite dimensional
manifolds. Several classical PDEs can indeed be set in this framework,
and in particular the 2D hydrodynamical Euler equations.
In this talk, I will present some results I have obtained during my PhD
studies. In particular, I will show how to derive a new class of
numerical schemes for Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian isospectral
flows, in order to solve the 2D hydrodynamical Euler equations. The use
of a conservative scheme has revealed new insights in the 2D ideal
hydrodynamics, showing clear connections between geometric mechanics,
statistical mechanics and integrability theory.
https://www.dm.unipi.it/webnew/it/seminari/symplectic-methods-isospectral-f…
Cari tutti,
su richiesta di Stefano Pozza inoltro volentieri questo annuncio per 2
posizioni di PhD e una come postdoc a Praga.
Un caro saluto,
Paola
***************************************
*2 Ph.D. Positions*, Krylov methods and ODE approximation.
Two Ph.D. positions are available within the framework of the Primus
Research Programme: "A Lanczos-like Method for the Time-Ordered
Exponential" at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles
University,
Prague.
The four years of Ph.D. studies will be done under the supervision of
Dr.
Stefano Pozza (PI of the project) in the Department of Numerical
Mathematics. The department offers an international environment at one
of
the top universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest university in
Central Europe. The students will also have the opportunity to work with
external collaborators from France, Italy, and the UK.
The applicants must hold a Master's degree by the start date of Spring
2021
(to be announced) and should have a strong interest in numerical linear
algebra and numerical analysis. Knowledge of Matlab or other programming
languages is necessary. Applicants will have to prove their English
language level by passing an exam (it is possible to waive the
examination
under some conditions, see
https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/admissions/admission-procedure-in-phd-programmes…).
Application deadline: *November 9, 2020.*
More information and application instructions:
https://www.starlanczos.cz/open-positions
Dear all,
in this semester we won't be able to attend seminars as usual, by
physically meeting in a seminar room (or at least, not as easily as it
used to be).
I had a chat with some of you, and there is some interest in having an
online version of the usual seminar series. So here is some practical
information:
-) The first seminar will be in the week 5/10 - 9/10; I prepared a
Doodle [1] for choosing the best possible date, considering most
of us will be teaching. Please fill it by the end of this week,
and consider that the chosen day of the week will be the same for
(most of) the next seminars as well.
-) Our first speaker will be Milo Viviani, which is starting a
postdoc at SNS with Michele Benzi. Title and abstract will
follow in the next days, along with the chosen date and
further details.
-) I am inclined in using the streaming platform that we have
at the department of Mathematics [2], hopefully it will
work fine. Otherwise, we will have a backup plan :) More
details on this will follow as well.
We will have a few internal speakers, and a few "invited" ones; in case
you wish to give a talk please write me an e-mail, so we can allocate a
slot.
See you soon (online or in person)!
Best wishes, -- Leonardo.
[1] https://doodle.com/poll/qtftd9zsxn6hivp6
[2] https://hausdorff.dm.unipi.it/
Cari tutti,
è cominciata oggi una serie di seminari di algebra lineare numerica
pensata per i chi sia all'inizio della carriera accademica, con
l'intento di recuperare l'ambiente di discussione informale delle
conferenze a cui non abbiamo potuto partecipare.
Se siete interessati potete registrarvi [1], in modo da ricevere gli
annunci dei seminari; i primi due sono stati oggi (scusate il ritardo!)
e continueranno ogni lunedì alle 15.00; si tratta di due seminari da 30
minuti, quelli di oggi saranno presto disponibili su Youtube [2].
Dopo i talk, si può partecipare ad un "coffee-break virtuale" su
gather.town [3], dove è possibile interagire con gli speaker e gli
altri partecipanti in una sorta di videogioco-conferenza.
A presto, -- Leonardo.
[1] https://sites.google.com/view/commnla/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSlAhBOIY68IWLxpPUFHuSQ
[3] https://gather.town/